Greg Myre appears in the following:
Three months of war: Russia underachieves, Ukraine overachieves
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
When Ukraine was invaded, many expected a quick Russian victory. The war is 3 months old, with both sides digging in for a battle that could potentially be a long, drawn-out stalemate.
Ukrainian judge hands down a sentence in the first war crimes trial in that conflict
Monday, May 23, 2022
The court gave a life sentence to a 21-year-old Russian army sergeant for shooting and killing an unarmed Ukrainian man during the first days of the war. Its the first war crimes trial of the war.
Courtroom drama: Ukrainian widow confronts Russian who shot her husband
Thursday, May 19, 2022
The widow asked the Russian soldier what he felt when he killed her husband. "Fear," he said. "I understand you probably won't be able to forgive me. But I ask for your forgiveness."
Russian sergeant pleas guilty in the 1st war crimes case of the invasion in Ukraine
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
A Russian sergeant pleads guilty for killing a Ukrainian civilian in the war's first war crimes case. Such cases usually occur after a war ends. Ukraine wants to prosecute while the evidence is fresh.
Ukraine says it's downed 200 aircraft, a mark of Russian failures in the sky
Monday, May 16, 2022
Russia was expected to dominate the skies over Ukraine. But Ukrainians are still shooting down helicopters and planes, making Russian pilots very wary about venturing into Ukrainian airspace.
McConnell heads to Kyiv and becomes the latest U.S. official to meet with Zelenskyy
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the visit a signal of bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress. The meeting took place as Ukraine said it had forced Russian troops away from Kharkiv.
Ukraine begins prosecuting Russians for war crimes
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Ukraine is prosecuting a member of the Russian military, alleging he killed an unarmed Ukrainian civilian. The prosecutor general says Ukraine is preparing 41 more cases.
Ukraine is the focus, but Russian troops are in several ex-Soviet republics
Monday, May 02, 2022
Russian forces have been active in multiple former Soviet republics this year, a reflection of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's desire to maintain a 'sphere of influence' beyond Russia's borders.
Many ex-Soviet republics do not want Russian troops operating in their country
Monday, May 02, 2022
The focus is Ukraine, but Russian troops have been in five former Soviet republics this year — a reflection of Vladimir Putin's desire to maintain a "sphere of influence" beyond Russia's borders.
How does Ukraine keep intercepting Russian military communications?
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Russia had a reputation for being highly skilled in secretive military communications. That notion has been largely shattered by the bumbling way it has been operating in Ukraine.
As Russia launches a new offensive, what did it learn from the first one?
Monday, April 18, 2022
When Russia invaded Ukraine eight weeks ago, its war plan failed on multiple fronts. Russia has now regrouped and is focused on the east of Ukraine, hoping to avoid the earlier mistakes.
In rare public speech, the CIA director spoke about the spy agency's role in Ukraine
Thursday, April 14, 2022
CIA Director Bill Burns made a rare public speech Thursday and talked about the agency's role in Ukraine. Also, hundreds of suspected Russian spies have been kicked out of embassies in Europe.
After major setbacks in the war with Ukraine, Russian forces regroup
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Russia is now concentrating its forces in eastern Ukraine and a major offensive is widely anticipated. But this new stage of the war could differ in many ways from the past seven weeks of fighting.
Russia's Plan A in Ukraine failed. Here's what Plan B could look like
Monday, April 11, 2022
Ukraine's military has fought so effectively that Russia abandoned its initial plan, which envisioned a quick takeover of Kyiv. Now Russia has a new approach, which focuses on eastern Ukraine.
Russian troops leaving Kyiv area as Moscow focuses more on eastern Ukraine
Thursday, March 31, 2022
The Russians are pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital Kyiv. But what exactly does this mean? U.S. and Ukrainian officials suspect Moscow may just be pausing before another big offensive.
Putin publicly put Russian nuclear forces on high alert. What should we make of that?
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Russia says it put its nuclear forces on a higher state of alert, and Western officials have raised the prospect of chemical weapons attacks. How serious are these threats?
In response to the war, Americans flee Russia in droves
Monday, March 28, 2022
Russia's war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus from Russia, including many Americans living there. Some had built a life stretching over decades. Now they don't know if they'll ever go back.
A look at the stream of weapons the U.S. is supplying to Ukraine
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Ukraine may be outgunned, but to the surprise of many, it has punched back hard against Russia. The U.S. is supplying lots of Ukraine's most effective weapons, which are coming into the country daily.
With small, portable weapons, Ukraine's fighters keep Russia at bay
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Ukraine is outgunned by Russia but is making the most of its mobile weapons that allow Ukrainian troops to be more nimble. Some of the most important weapons are from the United States.
What the latest U.S. military aid to Ukraine can tell us about the state of the war
Thursday, March 17, 2022
The package by the White House includes missiles to take out tanks and bring down Russian aircraft — as well as drones that the U.S. hasn't provided previously.